The Emergence of Public Life
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Summary
The book understands the formation of the modern state within the historical process of transition from agricultural to industrial society, striving to grasp how thinkers explained each fundamental issue and each important social phenomenon in the transformation of modern society, to decipher the approaches they offered in the construction of modern society, and on this basis to seek methods and lines of thinking for planning and designing institutions for post-industrial society.
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Scholars and graduate students in public administration, political science, sociology, and related fields seeking theoretical depth
- Deep readers interested in political philosophy and social theory who wish to understand the nature of "publicness"
- Practitioners in government departments and social organizations engaged in policy research and institutional design
- General readers concerned with social transformation and modernity who have some grounding in the humanities and social sciences
Not a good fit for
- Casual readers seeking light reading or novel-like narratives to understand social phenomena
- Practitioners new to the field seeking concrete operational guides or immediate solutions for public affairs
Reading tips
- It is suggested to read the introduction first to grasp the book's core questions and argumentative framework before going into the individual chapters
- Compare with the writings of thinkers such as Habermas and Arendt on the public sphere to deepen understanding
- Record your own understanding of and questions about key terms such as "public," "cooperation," and "trust" as you read, forming an interactive process of thought
About the publisher
Jiangsu People's Publishing House is known for works in history, literature and the social sciences. Judging from its catalog, it focuses on modern Chinese history, classical literary appreciation and scholarly research. Representative titles include historical works such as Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation and the National Revolution, 1924–1927 and A Record of Combat on the Front Lines of China's War of Resistance Against Japan, literary and visual documents such as Sun Wen's Illustrated Complete Dream of the Red Chamber, and scholarly collections such as Chen Yinke's Collected Works of Hanliu Hall. Translations such as The Dust Bowl and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life reflect an interest in overseas social and cultural studies. Its authors include historians Wang Qisheng, Huang Yuzhang and Guo Rugui, as well as figures associated with classical literature such as Cao Xueqin and Sun Wen. Common categories include history, literary appreciation, essays and miscellaneous writings, and social-science and cultural titles, showing a balance between historical scholarship and literature and between academic and popular publishing. Because public information is limited, this overview is based only on the books in the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 导论 国家现代化进程中的公共生活
- 第一章 市民社会及其国家
- 第一节 城市、市民社会与近代国家的产生
- 第二节 基于市民社会的国家理论
- 第三节 “市民社会”与“公民国家”
- 第二章 市民社会发展中的治理变革
- 第一节 对市民社会的解读
- 第二节 市民社会的意见表达
- 第三节 与市民社会相伴的治理变革
- 第三章 国家演进中的政治发展
- 第一节 近代国家演进的逻辑
- 第二节 法治国家中的权治
- 第三节 谋求社会治理的合理性与合法性
- 第四节 趋向于公共性的近代政治发展
- 第四章 共同体演进中的公共生活
- 第一节 对共同体演进的历史考察
- 第二节 从共同生活到公共生活
- 第三节 公共生活发生的路径
- 第五章 理解公共生活
- 第一节 公共利益发生的历史
- 第二节 从言说与行动看公共生活
- 第三节 城邦生活不是公共生活
- 第六章 自由与民主的追求
- 第一节 人类追求自由的思想轨迹
- 第二节 权利观念发生的历史踪迹
- 第三节 现代民主理论的兴起及其演进
- 第七章 公共生活的重建
- 第一节 精英治理及其终结
- 第二节 共同生活与公共生活的较量
- 第三节 领域融合与公共生活的重建
- 主要参考文献
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About the author
Zhang Kangzhi: publicly available information is limited, and no complete biographical details can be confirmed. Eight of his works are held in the collection, spanning categories such as politics, social sciences, and examinations. Representative titles include Historical Narratives of Social Governance, The Evolution of Community, The Concept of Public Administration, The "Center-Periphery" Structure of the World, The Emergence of Public Life, The Meridians of Social Governance, Public Administration, and Enlightenment, Re-Enlightenment. These titles suggest that his writing centers on public administration, social governance theory, and political philosophy, often developed through historical narrative and conceptual analysis, with attention to community, public life, and the evolution of social structures. Public Administration belongs to the "New Series of Textbooks on Public Administration and Public Management," indicating that his work also involves textbook writing for university courses. Overall, his writings emphasize theoretical construction and broad macro-level issues, and are suitable for readers interested in social governance and public administration research.
Zhang Qianyou is an author who writes consistently in the fields of political science and social science. Public information about him is limited, and four works can currently be confirmed: The Evolution of Community, The Emergence of Public Life, The Concept of Public Administration, and Contemporary Perspectives on Political Theory. These titles suggest that his interests center on foundational issues of political theory, public administration, and public life, and that he attempts to examine the relationships among community, publicity, and administrative practice from the perspectives of conceptual history and theoretical construction. In common classifications, his works are usually placed in politics and social science, with readers who follow political philosophy, public management, and social science theory. Because reliable records of his birth and death dates, nationality, education, and positions are unavailable, no speculation is offered here; a full assessment of his writing style and scholarly influence must also await the emergence of more public materials.
